Favorite Retro Game Music

[AWinterFuneral]

Final Fantasy 3 (SNES)
Suikoden 2 (PS1)
Final Fantasy 7 (PS1)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
EVO (SNES)
Kirby Superstar (SNES)
Tetris (NES)
TNMT: Turtles In Time (SNES)

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Since I can't just pick one individual track fromt he following games, I just consider the whole soundtrack to be great:

Actraiser (SNES)
Legend of Zelda LttP (SNES)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
FF III (SNES)
Lunar The Silver Star (Sega CD)
Lunar Eternal Blue (Sega CD)
The Terminator (Sega CD)
Snatcher (Sega CD)
Final Fight CD (Sega CD)
Mega Man The Wily Wars (Genesis)
Streets of Rage (Genesis)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
Dracula X (PC-E)
Ys I thru IV (PC-E)

[AWinterFuneral]

I have changed my answer.

Skyshark for NES and Suikoden 2 Gothic Neclord. Yeah.

Skyshark: http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console..._-_stage_1.mid

Suikoden 2: http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console...s1/g2necbt.mid


Enjoy

[jonebone]

To add to ones that have not been mentioned:

Bloody Tears - CastleVania II Simon's Quest
Facility Theme - Goldeneye
Title Screen - Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3
Top Man Theme - Mega Man 3

[intro9]

I'm gonna jump into this thread and bring out an old short one.

Gyromite - Nintendo NES

Something about that little tune totally made me fall in love with it. I currently have it on my cell

[spider-man]

One of my favourite soundtracks is Flashback for the Genesis. The game was just oozing with 80's style. It was an interesting move to make the music more dominant in the cutscenes, rather than looping the same song over and over in the actual stages (where the sound effects took center stage).

[Enigmus]

One of my favourite soundtracks is Flashback for the Genesis. The game was just oozing with 80's style. It was an interesting move to make the music more dominant in the cutscenes, rather than looping the same song over and over in the actual stages (where the sound effects took center stage).

This can be agreed here. There's also a sound option for the DOS version (which is freeware) that sounds very close to the Sega Genesis version. It makes the game sound leaps and bounds over standard MIDI on the DOS version, but it's still no Amiga.

[Ackman]

Mine:
Mega Man 2 intro theme
Mega Man 2 Woodman stage theme
Mega Man 2 Airman stage theme
Bad Dudes VS Double Dragon Arcade stage 2 music
Ninja Kid 2 Arcade stage 3 and 4 music
Hammering Harry Arcade stage 3 music

I'll add more later.

[rkotm]

Castlevania 4- FOREST OF MONSTERS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0iuB...eature=related Can you feel the dread??

Castlevania Symphony Of The Night - WANDERING GHOSTS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8JGN...eature=related Makes me wanna play.

Mario 3 - Athletic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT5nf...eature=related
Sliiiiide *boop boop*

Resident Evil 2 - SAVE ROOM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53aDI...eature=related Take a break.

Mortal Kombat 2 - ARMORY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkJuC...eature=related Beat some ass!

Zelda Links Awakening - FACE SHRINE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZiOOWJr6Jw Ominous Puzzles.

Metal Gear Solid - BOSS! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc0fD...eature=related DRAW!

Mega Man X 3 - GRAVITY BEETLE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Tan...eature=related *skish skish pew pew*

Mega Man X - BOOMER KUWANGER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_IVbuC1ZSs
Aww yeaa

Super Mario Kart - VANILLA LAKE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tih4...eature=related Feel good racin'

Yoshi's Safari - GRASS LAND MUSIC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7zqHwd28-Y *teardrop for my childhood*

Super Mario Land 2 - ATHLETIC THEME - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgjSs...eature=related *another teardrop*

Totaka's Song - 0_0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruFzO...eature=related

[hbkprm]

target earth (the soundtrack is epic from out of the gate)
saturday night slam masters (arcade version)
sonic 1-3
revenge of shinobi
shinobi iii
xexyz
street fighter ii (snes version, its something special with the 16 bit sound chip that makes the version stand out)
starfox asualt (great classical soundtrack)
mega man
kirby super star
donkey kong country (an another 16 bit standout soundtrack)
final fight
earthworm jim

[Streetball 21]

Super Mario 64-especially Dire Dire Docks
Shenmue
Final Fight CD
Zelda Wind Waker-Dragon Roost Island
Ocarina of Time-Gerudo Valley
Goldeneye-Dam Stage

[Retro_gamer36]

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[Xtincthed]

I'm gonna be totally non-original on this, but Chrono Trigger is definately my fav OST
after that Little Big Adventure 2

[Dred]

Monty on the Run

[cynicalhat]

Sonic 1 Scrap Brain Zone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoVY7nvcel0

Super Metroid Lower Norfair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHkrY6v-Ko

Final Fantasy 6 Searching for Friends http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKnvKa5N410

Star Fox Corneria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMvkkqxs8m0

Mega Man X Storm Eagle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETkGroUOEsk

Zelda II Great Palace http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olUGh4ukQaw

Secret of Mana Star of darkness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH4vY2kyQDw

I could have cheated and just put the entire super metroid soundtrack on there but, i figured i needed some variety.

[mike_the_red]

Great thread, but really hard to say something that hasn't been said about VGM a million times.

I love the classics and most of the more popular fan favorites, but one I never see mentioned is Wanderers from Ys: III for SNES.

Not just good music but GREAT music, yet it's missing from so many lists. I guess because it's a rather obscure title that few played? I certainly played it and loved it.

The remake called Oath in Felghana (for PC and unofficially translated) has a modern, electric guitar/metal version of the soundtrack. It's also great!

[trollrx]

Chrono Trigger ending theme

[Casati]

For the NES:
Adventure Island
Bomberman
Bump 'n' Jump
Crystalis
Dragon Spirit
Dragon Warrior
Image Fight
Kickle Cubicle
Legend of Zelda
Mach Rider
Metal Storm
Metroid
Qix
Rad Racer, II
Romance Three Kingdoms II
Solstice
Spy Hunter (Peter Gunn Theme)
Star Tropics
Zanac

[CapnCrunch53]

I'll leave out some of the more obvious ones like Zelda and Final Fantasy since those are pretty much given.

Never played the game yet, but listening to the soundtrack on Youtube, Zero Wing (what you say!) has some amazing music. I really need to track down a PAL version for myself since apparently it runs fine in a US Genny.

Recently I've been playing Ecco: Tides of Time on the Genesis, and it's got some really atmospheric music. Creepy and foreboding, yet beautiful at the same time.

The music in the otherwise mediocre Street Fighter 2010 on NES is also pretty kickin'.

[Nebagram]

The bonus round music from Cool Spot. Easily- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_LY7r8P3ns

Also, if we're counting 5th generation games, pretty much the entire soundtrack of Wipeouts 1-3 and Rollcage 1 & 2.